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Many thought the Mississippi State-Ole Miss rivalry, well over 100 years old, reached its height in last fall’s Egg Bowl, when both football teams were ranked for the first time since 1999. That may be, but the feud hit a low point on Thursday, courtesy of the Bulldogs’ baseball team’s new warmup tops: So these are a thing. Adidas does it again. New MSU warmups. pic.twitter.com/vbMGqPYw6G — Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner)…

Last SlideNext Slide Double Dogs, a casual bar and restaurant chain based in Bowling Green, Ky., is set to open to the Monda at the corner of 21st and Acklen avenues.(Photo: Courtesy of Double Dogs) The newest addition to Hillsboro Village’s restaurant scene features roll-up garage doors, more than 50 draft and bottle beers and 35 television screens. Double Dogs, a casual bar and restaurant chain based in Bowling Green,…

On May 2 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, the legacies of boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will be on the line, in addition to an estimated $70 million worth of wagers inside Las Vegas casinos alone, an amount rivaling Super Bowl betting. FOXSports.com had the opportunity to chat with vice president of MGM Resorts’ race and sports book, Jay Rood, about Mayweather-Pacquiao wagering, popular prop bets, why books…

This week’s Bahrain Grand Prix marks the second race in Formula 1’s first back-to-back sequence of the season. Here is the NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra TV times and breakdown for this weekend’s coverage: — F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX – SUNDAY AT 10:30 A.M. ET ON NBCSN The F1 season rolls on this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN with live coverage of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Last weekend, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) earned his second win of the…

ENLARGE The cycling world, for the most part, would prefer to forget the 1990s—doping allegations, stripped titles, a generally bad scene. But over the past year, the sport has managed to salvage at least one trend: the one-hour record. It is the excruciating exercise of riding as far as you can for 60 minutes. And since a significant change to the regulations governing it last May, this archaic mark is…

Reader Alex Kramer tweeted this to me this morning. Watch the left fielder . . . disappear: HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN BLOOMINGTON, IN! @UEAthletics Baseball erases a run from @HoosierBaseball . Snag of the year? http://t.co/GIo4CEFS1b — BTN Student U (@BTNStudentU) April 15, 2015 It’s the catch Torii Hunter wishes he had made in the 2013 playoffs.

For the first time in more than two decades, Derek Jeter is not playing baseball this April. He hung up his spikes last season and so far has remained under the radar during the early days of his retirement. There’s a random photo here and there, but that’s all. On Wednesday, during a radio interview with SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Radio, Jeter admitted he doesn’t miss baseball at all right now….

You may want to view these photos through a piece of smoked glass. MSU students refer to Starkville as “Stark Vegas,” you see. So these are a thing. Adidas does it again. New MSU warmups. pic.twitter.com/vbMGqPYw6G — Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) April 16, 2015 The back of the warmups with matching cleats. pic.twitter.com/P9YCrkTyBB — Michael Bonner (@MikeBBonner) April 16, 2015 Up close view pic.twitter.com/RxlsTBqBvs…

When daily fantasy baseball player pools get tighter in DraftKings‘ evening contests on Thursday MLB getaway days, selecting the best pitcher becomes even more important. We dive into the picks and stats here for April 16 action.   Best Buys Archie Bradley, Arizona Diamondbacks ($6,400) Bradley has just one major league start under his belt, but it was a very good one—six shutout innings, striking out…

ESPN Sport Science Draft Combine: Leonard Williams John Brenkus and the ESPN Sport Science team gets an up-close look at why the USC defensive end is a highly-sought draft prospect. The ESPN Sport Science Draft Combine Special airs April 27 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) – The intense publicity around Wednesday’s conviction of former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez for a 2013 murder will make it more difficult to seat an impartial jury in the next trial he faces, on charges of a 2012 double slaying. However, the sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole that he received for the first-degree murder of an acquaintance, Odin…

Jameis Winston‘s lofty draft status won’t be the only similarity he’ll share with future NFL Hall of Famer Peyton Manning. His Wonderlic test score rivals Manning’s, too. View photo . Jameis Winston (USA TODAY Sports) Multiple league sources told Yahoo Sports that Winston scored a 27 out of 50 on the league’s general aptitude test that is administered at the annual NFL scouting combine prior to the draft. That’s a…

The Oklahoma City Thunder are expected to spend time evaluating the partnership with coach Scott Brooks before committing to bring him back for the final year on his contract, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Brooks is guaranteed for the 2015-16 season on his deal, with the Thunder holding a team option for 2016-17, sources told Yahoo Sports. View photo . Scott Brooks guided the Thunder to the 2012 NBA Finals….

Sneakers Sports Grille near Baymeadows Road and Interstate 295 has been taken over in foreclosure and closed. The Jacksonville Beach location, which has a different owner, is still open. CenterState Bank filed for foreclosure against the owners last year citing both an overdue loan and unpaid taxes. It received the judgement in January and last week received the property when there were no other bidders in the foreclosure auction. Christian…

ENLARGE The cycling world, for the most part, would prefer to forget the 1990s—doping allegations, stripped titles, a generally bad scene. But over the past year, the sport has managed to salvage at least one trend: the one-hour record. It is the excruciating exercise of riding as far as you can for 60 minutes. And since a significant change to the regulations governing it last May, this archaic mark is…

NEWS Soccer match brings out rivalries SAN ANTONIO – A bitter showdown between rivals kicked off Wednesday at the Alamodome, as the men’s national soccer teams from the U.S. and Mexico brought fans packing in from all over both countries. RELATED CONTENT Slideshow: Fans at the US-Mexico match KSAT employees get into soccer spirit Fans from all over in SA for big soccer game Fans flood River Walk for big…

Richard Childress Racing has an awful lot riding on Thursday’s appeal of penalties levied by NASCAR after Ryan Newman’s No. 31 RCR Chevrolet was found with tire irregularities following last month’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. NASCAR hit RCR with what it calls a P5 penalty, the second most severe infraction on a scale that runs from P1-P6. Among other offenses, NASCAR cited RCR with violating section 20.16…

BOSTON—A poll released Thursday shows public backing for hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics here has improved slightly but remains low, despite a threat that weak support could imperil the bid. The poll from local National Public Radio affiliate WBUR found 40% of Boston-area voters support hosting the 2024 Olympics, while 50% are against it. That is a slight improvement from March, when just 36% of Boston-area voters said they were…